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Charlevoix County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 54% of the vote for governor in Charlevoix County. The margin is 8.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Charlevoix County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
54.8%8,199
Abdul El-Sayed
42.8%6,407
Lydia Christensen
1.4%214
Tim Long
0.6%85

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
53.5%8,028
Jocelyn Benson
44.8%6,721
Anthony Hudson
0.9%139
Donna Brandenburg
0.4%63

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 1st District

Jack Bergman
52.7%7,888
Callie Barr
45.7%6,832
Arnett Satterla
0.6%89
Liz Hakola
0.4%63

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Jack Bergman wins. Called.

The leader in Charlevoix County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 10:22 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +12.3R +17.2D +4.9
MI GovernorR +8.9R +17.2D +8.3
MI-01R +7.2R +17.2D +10.0

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Charlevoix County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris40.8%Donald Trump57.7%R +16.917,661
2020Joe Biden40.8%Donald Trump57.9%R +17.117,004
2016Hillary Clinton35.2%Donald Trump59.5%R +24.214,589
2012Barack Obama42.2%Mitt Romney56.8%R +14.614,090
2008Barack Obama47.4%John McCain50.9%R +3.414,367
2004John Kerry40.5%George W. Bush58.1%R +17.614,139
2000Al Gore39.7%George W. Bush56.2%R +16.512,487

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +0.4.

Other counties in Michigan

Michigan results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Michigan certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Michigan's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.